The Stigma Behind Mental Illnesses
Sharmila Dass
By Sharmila Dass
Mental illnesses are viewed as sicknesses that can be treated easily, without the assistance of medications or even therapy. Yet, when there is a physical form of an illness, like a burn or cut on one’s body, it is seen as a sign that an individual must get help immediately. He or she should go to the doctors and get treated yet mental illnesses are never taken that seriously. This picture is an artistic representation of the stigma associated with mental illness (Holmes, 2015).
References
Holmes, L. (n.d.). What If People Treated Physical Illness Like Mental Illness? Retrieved October 19, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/13/mental-illness-physical-i_n_6145156.html